Malachy Clerkin looks at some of the volumes taking up the sports sections this year

Netwatch says it can light up its fortunes providing security for $15bn US legal cannabis market

Former Irish Olympian boxer and world champion on life in retirement, taking up acting classes and growing up in a trailer in England

Athy goalkeeper Stephen Davis was shown a red card early on and they never recovered

David Walsh of security firm Netwatch on how the company grew from an idea to a international brand in 16 years

They won’t be able to call on the same sort of adrenaline rush that helped see off Mayo

Padraig McCormack’s black card proves crucial as Kildare kick on when it matters

Cian O’Neill’s side pick themselves off canvas following shock defeat to Carlow

Audit finds multi-million euro prepayments made despite a lack of invoiced hours

Paul Broderick scores 11 points to send Lilywhites crashing out of Leinster Championship

Irish video security group joins with US and UK firms in enlarged Netwatch Group

Kildare suffer another one-point defeat as Ulster visitors take the spoils

Dublin cut loose in second half to open account with convincing win

Book about Irish country girl in the Big Smoke pips children’s author to top slot

Book became part of healing process after death of Dublin footballer’s brother

Among the nominees are Ryan Tubridy, Cecelia Ahern, John Banville, Molly McCloskey, Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen

Kieran McGeeney’s side return to the quarter-finals for the first time since 2014

The people and the issues behind the Garda controversy

St Raphael management says it can release account records only after formal request

Allegations suggest EU money given to Garda for training was spent on entertainment

Paul Cribbin, Kevin Feely, Daniel Flynn and Paddy Brophy all tried their hand at pro sport

PAC report says commissioner failed to tell C&AG of financial issues immediately

Culhane alleges Kelly ‘created defamatory’ impression of his Templemore involvement

Michael Culhane threatens Niall Kelly with legal proceedings over Templemore

Documentation shows exchanges between director of finance and Department of Justice

Report into Garda college finances identified possible fraudulent abuse of EU monies

European Court of Auditors move follows complaints of misuse of EU funds

Former Garda official Cyril Dunne says O’Sullivan told of Templemore issues in early July 2015

Lilywhites were utterly dominant, recovering from a bad start at O’Connor Park

Several sources claim some of the EU monies had been used for entertainment

No garda benefited personally from financial irregularities, internal audit unit chief says

Heated exchanges at committee on Garda’s handling of financial irregularities at Templemore

Call came after John Barrett raised concerns over Templemore accounts, PAC hears

PAC receives documentation claiming use of laundry account for payments of bonuses

Senior administrator warned then Garda commissioner about training college in 2008

Darragh Ó’Sé, Seán Moran, Joanne Cantwell and more answer the key questions for 2017

PAC hears commissioner delayed telling Garda audit unit of financial irregularities

HR head becomes aware of financial concerns in June 2015

Renting land Garda college did not own and 50 bank accounts among ‘bizarre practices’

Garda head of human resources John Barrett not part of force’s culture